977
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 60%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
13 · 5.7 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£281,500
Median property price
119
Postcodes
Overview of Colton & the Ridwares
Coordinates52.7726, -1.8910
Postcodes
119
Population (Census)
2,293
Households (Census)
977
Recorded crime · May '26
13 · 5.7 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Colton & the Ridwares
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.37 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.37 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Colton & the Ridwares
Property sales · Colton & the Ridwares
HM Land Registry · Colton & the Ridwares
Average price
£318,017
YoY: -10.7%
Median price: £332,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 3 sales · avg £260,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£556k£346k£135k
Apr '24Sep '24Mar '25Oct '25Mar '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Colton & the Ridwares
Crime trends · Colton & the Ridwares
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +167%
ASB
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in Colton & the Ridwares
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.2%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian60.4%
No religion32.9%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6425.5%
35–4916.2%
65–7414.9%
75–849.9%
25–349.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.2%
All members 66+16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.5%
Any member 66+12.6%
Other9.9%
+ 7 other households · 29.1%
Schools in Colton & the Ridwares
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
The St. Mary's CofE Primary School
Staffordshire · WS15 3LN
Outstanding
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Henry Chadwick Primary School
Staffordshire · WS15 3QN
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Rugeley School
Staffordshire · WS15 3JQ
0.9 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Colton & the Ridwares
Postcodes in Colton & the Ridwares
WS15 2HQWS15 3BHWS15 3FFWS15 3FHWS15 3FJWS15 3FLWS15 3FNWS15 3FPWS15 3FQWS15 3FRWS15 3FSWS15 3FTWS15 3FUWS15 3HAWS15 3HBWS15 3HDWS15 3HEWS15 3HFWS15 3HGWS15 3HJWS15 3HLWS15 3HNWS15 3HQWS15 3HRWS15 3HSWS15 3HTWS15 3HUWS15 3HWWS15 3HXWS15 3HYWS15 3JAWS15 3JBWS15 3JDWS15 3JEWS15 3JFWS15 3JGWS15 3JHWS15 3JJWS15 3JLWS15 3JNWS15 3JPWS15 3JQWS15 3JRWS15 3JSWS15 3JTWS15 3JWWS15 3LAWS15 3LBWS15 3LDWS15 3LEWS15 3LFWS15 3LGWS15 3LHWS15 3LJWS15 3LLWS15 3LNWS15 3LPWS15 3LQWS15 3LRWS15 3LSWS15 3LTWS15 3LUWS15 3LWWS15 3LXWS15 3LYWS15 3LZWS15 3NAWS15 3NBWS15 3NDWS15 3NEWS15 3NNWS15 3NZWS15 3QAWS15 3QBWS15 3QDWS15 3QEWS15 3QFWS15 3QGWS15 3QHWS15 3QJWS15 3QLWS15 3QNWS15 3QPWS15 3QQWS15 3QRWS15 3QTWS15 3QUWS15 3QWWS15 3QXWS15 3QZWS15 3RAWS15 3RBWS15 3RDWS15 3REWS15 3RFWS15 3RGWS15 3RHWS15 3RJWS15 3RLWS15 3RNWS15 3RPWS15 3RQWS15 3RRWS15 3RSWS15 3RTWS15 3RWWS15 3RXWS15 3RYWS15 3RZWS15 3SAWS15 3SBWS15 3SDWS15 3SEWS15 3SFWS15 3SGWS15 3SHWS15 3SJWS15 3SLWS15 3SQ